Jan 25th
![You Probably Had No Clue How These Everyday Foods Grow 1 peanuts](https://growingveggies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/peanuts-150x150.jpg)
Peanuts, vanilla, black pepper – these foods are by no means exotic, and you probably use them regularly in the kitchen. But, can you envisage a peanut flower, a vanilla orchid or a peppercorn vine? Keep reading to learn the extraordinary beginnings of these ordinary foods.
Peanuts
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There are several misconceptions about the peanut. Some ...
Tags: black pepper, grow food, peanuts, vanilla
Sep 28th
![Boost your Immune System Naturally with Broccoli 2 Broccoli sprouts](https://growingveggies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Broccoli-sprouts-300x232.jpg)
Broccoli is one of the best vegetables you can eat to promote good health, and help prevent many often devastating health problems including hypertension, diabetes, cancer, osteoarthritis and allergies. And the good news for people who struggle to grow broccoli in their own kitchen gardens (because it does have a tendency to bolt before the ...
Tags: broccoli, broccoli sprouts, cancer, chemoprotection, glucoraphanin, immune system, kill cancer stem cells, sulforaphane
Mar 29th
![03veggies-on-plate685 fruit and vegetables](https://growingveggies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/03veggies-on-plate685-300x201.jpg)
A large percentage of the world’s population is overweight or obese, leading to health problems that cost trillions of dollars every year. And one of the reasons for this is that people don’t eat healthy food – like fresh fruit and vegetables.
Because of this Britain has launched a policy for reducing obesity and improving diet, and ...
Tags: 5 A DAY, cancer, fruit and vegetables, heart disease, lose weight, Nutrient analysis of fruit and vegetables, overweight and obesity problems, Type 2 diabetes
Jan 23rd
![Kale_Marogo530-s raw food](https://growingveggies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Kale_Marogo530-s-300x261.jpg)
There’s a lot that’s been written recently about the value of raw food that includes nutritional information about many of the vegetables that we can grow in our own backyards.
But if you’re serious about the value of raw, which veggies should you concentrate on producing? Australian author and digestive health and RAW food teacher, Scott ...
Tags: Amaranthus, digestive health, enzymes in foodstuffs, indigenous plants, kale, marogo, proper nutrition, RAW food, raw vegetables, Scott Mathias